Some cases of police shooting suspects (black or not) are obviously wrong and many appear unnecessary, but I don't think we are aware of the constant threat American police are under in a society where there are guns everywhere. In cases of doubt, they risk their lives and that of others. I roll my eyes when people say the gun was unloaded or it was only a fake...I wouldn't expect a policeman to take risks because the man may not have a live weapon. What happens in America is the result of too many guns and a gung ho attitude, but the police aren't automatically in the wrong. An insoluble problem.